EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:

UNCLAS MOSCOW 001790 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M.HAMES/L.RITTER USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ELECRONY COMPONENTS, ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA LICENSE NO. NLR REF: USDOC 03647 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Electrony Components, St Petersburg, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license application: NLR as the ultimate consignee of One (1) thermotracer model TH7700, and other measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines. ECCN 0x000. The exporter is Mikron Infrared Incorporated, 16 Thornton Road, Oakland, NJ 07436. ¶3. On May 29, 2008, Export Control Office Moscow received subject reftel request to conduct the post- shipment verification with Electrony Components, PR. Engelsa 30 RU, St Petersburg, Russia. The export control team made several attempts to contact Electrony Components to no avail. On June 5, 2008 FSN Natalya Shipitsina spoke with Vadim Golovicher of Panatest, the Intermediate Consignee and Moscow distributor for Mikron Infrared Inc. Golovicher advised the ECO that Electrony Components was not the end-user of reftel commodity, stating that they were only a transportation/Custom Broker company in St Petersburg. Golvicher told the ECO that Electrony Components has been out of business for approximately 18 months. Golovisher stated that Panatest did use Electrony Components to transport the subject commodity to Kazan-City, Russia. ¶4. Export Control Office Moscow was unable to conduct Post Shipment Verification as stated in subject reftel. ¶5. Recommendations: Post cannot repeat cannot recommend Electrony Components, St Petersburg, Russia as reliable recipient of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. (FCS MOSCOW/SBOZEK/PLISTON) RUSSELL